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... mussels and periwinkles . The barnacles and mussels attach themselves permanently and filter detritus from the surrounding water . The periwinkles graze on algae as they move up and down the stem of the grass . The tiny periwinkle can ...
... mussels and periwinkles . The barnacles and mussels attach themselves permanently and filter detritus from the surrounding water . The periwinkles graze on algae as they move up and down the stem of the grass . The tiny periwinkle can ...
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... Mussels ( phylum Mollusca , class Bivalvia ) cling to rock surfaces in large clumps , using remarkable byssal ... mussels ideally suited to life on the rocky shores ? Mussels , sea stars , and sea urchins share this rocky habitat . Sea ...
... Mussels ( phylum Mollusca , class Bivalvia ) cling to rock surfaces in large clumps , using remarkable byssal ... mussels ideally suited to life on the rocky shores ? Mussels , sea stars , and sea urchins share this rocky habitat . Sea ...
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... mussels , which serve as their main prey in many areas . Although slow and seemingly harmless , the sea star is ... mussels seem to have drawn a line beyond which they cannot grow . Toward the high tide line , that boundary is determined ...
... mussels , which serve as their main prey in many areas . Although slow and seemingly harmless , the sea star is ... mussels seem to have drawn a line beyond which they cannot grow . Toward the high tide line , that boundary is determined ...
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